Dirk Kuijt ( pronunciation (help·info)), commonly known as Dirk Kuyt,[2] (born 22 July 1980) is a Dutch professional football player who currently plays for English club Liverpool. He is renowned for his work-rate in his primary position as a forward, but now he is more often deployed as a winger for both Liverpool and the Netherlands national team. Kuyt began his professional career with FC Utrecht in 1998 and quickly became part of their first team. He spent five years at the club and in his final season he won his first senior honour, the Dutch Cup, and was chosen as the season\s Dutch Golden Shoe Winner. Following this, he left Utrecht in a €1,000,000 transfer to Feyenoord. He became the club captain in 2005 and was a prolific goalscorer at the Rotterdam club; he was the club\s top scorer for three consecutive seasons, the top goalscorer in the 2004–05 Eredivisie season, and